Havana syndrome looks very real on brain scans. Why is it still a mystery to the U.S. government?

Mar 16, 2023 28 min

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In 2016, U.S. government officials began reporting a mysterious set of symptoms. They first appeared in Havana, but then showed up in other countries around the world. In a podcast for <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/havana-syndrome/id1661362245" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vice World News</a>, reporters Adam Entous and Jon Lee Anderson explain everything they’ve learned about what’s now commonly called Havana syndrome, and why the U.S. still can’t explain what causes it. On this week’s episode of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple News In Conversation</a>, Entous and Anderson discuss their reporting with host Shumita Basu.

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